An approved employment precinct · Hume City Council · VPA 20 · gazetted 11 December 2008
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Folkstone: market snapshot.

Folkstone is an employment precinct, so the useful housing data for buyers is the suburb around it. We use verified ABS Census 2021 data for Mickleham, the suburb the precinct sits in. Market figures are third party estimates and are clearly labelled.

Mickleham house market

Current local market indicators

A third party snapshot for houses in Mickleham. Figures can differ between providers and change as new sales and leases are recorded.

Median house sale price
Estimated
$700K
Median price change (1 year)
Estimated
2.19%
Median gross rental yield
Estimated
4.0%
Median house rent
Estimated
$540 pw

Source: Property Value, Mickleham house market snapshot, accessed 4 November 2026. These figures are estimates, not valuations or financial advice.

Suburb of Mickleham (ABS Census 2021)

Who lives in the area today.

Verified demographic snapshot for Mickleham, the suburb that contains the Folkstone precinct and many of the new estates around it.

Population
17,452
Median age
29 years
Average household size
3.3 people
Median household income
$1,968 per week
Housing mix

How Mickleham homes are owned and what they are.

Housing tenure

Owned with a mortgage66.7%
Rented22.7%
Owned outright8.6%

Dwelling profile

98.3%

Separate houses among occupied private dwellings

5,681

Private dwellings

Mickleham's 2021 profile reflects a young, family suburb: a median age of 29 and couple families with children making up 62.1% of families. Census figures are historical context and describe the suburb, not the employment precinct.

Data and attribution

Demographic data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats, Mickleham SAL21675, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Market figures are third party estimates for Mickleham houses, not valuations of any property or financial advice.